This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 813:2008. It supersedes BS EN 813:1997 which is withdrawn. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 September 2008. — 20 p. — ISBN: 978 0 580 53394 5.
This European Standard specifies requirements, testing, marking and information to be supplied by the manufacturer for sit harnesses to be used in restraint, work positioning and rope access systems, where a low point of attachment is required. Sit harnesses are not suitable to be used for fall arrest purposes.